/// Corporalis (2013)

Corporalis takes the body in architecture as its point of departure. Choreographer Filip Van Huffel and architects/designers Ruimtevaarders explore the relationship between personal space, architectural space and three-dimensional space; an exchange between the inside and the outside; the awareness of our body and its relationship to the environment.

Space is something we experience everyday, it effects us emotionally and psychologically; providing us with senses of joy, happiness and fulfillment. Each environment offers a unique and profound experience relating to our personal relationship to that environment. How does the body respond to its environment, colour, texture, soundscape and visual stimuli?

Corporalis explores the significance of how the body relates to architecture. Architecture is both a functional and visual art form but also has an important influence on the behaviour of our bodies and psyche.

A vibrant dance performance featuring Retina’s trademark physicality in a dynamic environment by Ruimtevaarders, with sound design by Marieke van de Ven and visuals by Andrew Hammond.

Corporalis is the third episode in a trilogy about the relationship between the body and different artforms which began with: Eleven Stories for the Body, Distance to our Soul collaborating with text in 2005 and This is not a Body collaborating with visual art in 2007.